Acu-Chron was founded in 2013, following several years of experience in the field of Environmental Health and Occupational Hygiene culminating in certification with the SA Institute of Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH), SANAS Accreditation as ISO 17020 Inspection Body, and registration with the Department of Employment & Labour as an Approved Inspection Authority.

SANAS accredited inspection include occupational exposure to airborne pollutants from Asbestos, Lead, and Hazardous Chemicals, and the measurement and assessment of Occupational Noise to protect employees against hearing loss.

We evaluate the effectiveness of control measures of airborne pollutants by inspecting and measuring Ventilation Systems as Approved Inspection Authority.

“Self-Regulation, and “Reasonable and Practicable” are recurring themes in the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993 (OHS Act). This bestows a legal obligation on the Employer to prevent and or mitigate exposure to health risks of employees, a noble goal with which we assist to help determine the most cost effective way to achieve this.

*Airborne pollutants that might cause occupational disease or health injury, like chemicals, asbestos dust, lead and exposure to noise are just some of the occupational hygiene stressors that might cause a relatively quick (acute) damaging effect on exposed person’s health. Some can accumulate over several years (chronic) to cause damage to health over time. Others may cause effects that aggravate other less toxic pollutants to in combination have a worse health effect on the person, or can even cause the effect in combination, to have a far worse outcome on the exposed person’s health.